Belmont Place

      

      

With energy and sustainability being at the forefront of Sowga's strategic planning, the chiller replacement project Belmont Place, a commercial site in Maidenhead, provided us with the opportunity to deploy Daikin's R32 Chiller, designed to optimise energy efficiency, bring down the operating costs and reduce its environmental impact. Through sophisticated software, the units are capable of keeping stable operating conditions while maximising chiller efficiency and reliability.

R32 is regarded as the next-generation of refrigerant, having the power to reduce energy consumption, minimise the impact on the environment, and ensure the effectiveness of the unit it supports. For these reasons, we've been keen to promote the benefits of installing upgraded air conditioning units and chillers which utilise this innovation.

What is R32?

Chargeable in liquid and gas form, R32 has been designed to replace R22 and R410A. R22 was banned due to the damage caused to the ozone layer when it leaked into the atmosphere during the manufacturing process or disposal. R410A is now the substance used in most units across the country. Whilst its ozone depletion potential (ODP) is classed as 0, its global warming potential (GWP) is a concern at 2,090 (meaning that if one kilogram is released into the atmosphere it would have 2,090 times the harmful effect of one kilogram of carbon). Although still an HFC, R32 has a 100-year global warming potential figure of 675 and doesn't pose a threat to the ozone. 

KEY BENEFITS:

Developed by market-leading manufacturers such as Daikin, other benefits include a higher volumetric capacity - which means less is needed within a system in order to operate, therefore it takes less energy, and money, to charge than its predecessors.

R32 is now an affordable and readily available alternative in the market, which promises to protect against rising energy costs in the future. It also looks likely that adopting next-generation refrigerants will become compulsory within a few years.

As Daikin D1+ Premium Partners & Mitsubishi Accredited Installers, our trained Air Conditioning technicians are experienced at installing and maintaining systems that use R32